The Story Behind Goya's Most Frightening Painting, Inside The Little-Known Heroism Of Rick Rescorla On September 11th, And More

[History Uncovered]( [The Chilling Story Behind 'Saturn Devouring His Son,' Perhaps The Most Disturbing Painting Ever Created]( [Saturn Devouring His Son is one of 18th-century artist Francisco Goya’s Black Paintings, a series of murals he painted directly onto the walls of his home in Spain while in the throes of mental illness.]( [New Interpretation Of Ancient Assyrian Symbols In Iraq May Have Just Solved An Archaeological Mystery]( [A new theory suggests that five symbols found in the ancient Assyrian city of Dūr-Šarrukīn may spell out the name of an ancient king, Sargon II.]( [The Life And Crimes Of Mob Boss Albert Anastasia, The 'Lord High Executioner' Behind Murder, Inc.]( [Albert Anastasia, head of the Mangano crime family, rose to power in the 1930s by making murder his business — and then the tables turned.]( [Largest Collection Of 16th And 17th-Century Clothing And Shoes Ever Found In Europe Uncovered In Poland]( [While excavating the site of a future film studio, archaeologists in Toruń uncovered a trove of clothing dating to the 16th and 17th centuries.]( [How Rick Rescorla Led 2,700 Of His Colleagues To Safety On 9/11 — Then Died Going Back To Save More]( ["He chose to go back in there. I know he would never have left until everyone was safe, until his mission was accomplished. That was his nature."]( [Archaeologists In France Just Unearthed A 400-Year-Old Kiln — With Intact Pottery Still In The Oven]( [This Reality Show Contestant Was Forced To Live Naked And Alone For 15 Months — And Wasn't Told It Was Broadcast Live]( [When Tomoaki Hamatsu, a.k.a. Nasubi, was cast on the show "Susunu! Denpa Shōnen" in 1998, he had no idea he'd spend the next 15 months of his life naked and isolated in an apartment — or that his ordeal would be broadcast live to 17 million people.]( [This Rare Purple Pigment Used To Dye The Robes Of Ancient Roman Elites Was Just Found Under An English Cricket Club]( [The Trailblazing Story Of Christine Jorgensen, The First Known American To Undergo Sex Reassignment Surgery]( ["What people still don't understand is that the important thing is identity. You don't [transition] primarily for sexual reasons, you do it because of who you are."]( [2,500-Year-Old Ruins Dedicated To The God Of The Underworld Discovered On A Mexican Mountaintop]( [The ruins include at least 87 stone carvings of animals, including one of a woman thought to be a deity who looks like a bat.]( [Police In New York Just Determined The Identity Of 'Midtown Jane Doe' More Than 50 Years After Her Murder]( [These Prehistoric Monuments Found In Ireland May Have Served As 'Routes For The Dead']( [Using LiDAR technology, archaeologists found that prehistoric monuments across Ireland may have served a spiritual purpose.]( [How An Untreated STD Spelled The Embarrassing Demise Of Al Capone]( [By the time of Al Capone's death, the 48-year-old had deteriorated so severely from the advanced syphilis ravaging his brain that he had the mental capacity of a 12-year-old.]( [Inside The Wild Legend Of Catherine The Great's Erotic Furniture Collection]( [Russian Empress Catherine the Great inspired a wealth of wild rumors — including that she owned several pieces of pornographic furniture.]( [Previously Unseen Mary Todd Lincoln Letter Sheds New Light On The Controversial First Lady]( [Around 1864, Mary Todd Lincoln wrote a letter to the Assistant Secretary of Treasury in hopes of helping a woman get a job.]( [Listen To The History Uncovered Podcast]( [Last seen with Joran van der Sloot, Natalee Holloway vanished in Aruba during a trip with her Alabama high school class in May 2005.]( [Become An All That's Interesting Member]( [For just $4.99 a month, you'll enjoy all our content without ads, receive a quarterly letter from the editor, and get exclusive access to premium podcast episodes.]( [Unsubscribe]( [Web Version]( [History Uncovered On Instagram]( [History Uncovered On Facebook](